I like O721 when it has a different consist than a flat rock train. This one had lumber, tubs, gravel, empty CYDX and empty FRKX. A variety train at that.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
The HDR-CX160: A Sort of Review
I have tested my Sony HDR-CX160 in day and night settings, and am satisfied with my product. I will not return it.
Here is a set of notes on the pros and cons per setting:
General:
Pro:
Four resolution settings (360/480/1080low/1080high)
SteadyShot Mode
30x optical zoom (even though its less than Panasonic's 35)
Microphone does not "fizz" out at the sound of loud horns (yet)
Internal memory - 16GB + 8GB SD card I had over from Panny = 2 hours and 10 minutes with the super FX 60i
Con:
Subpar still photo (I use my camera and my screen capture tools anyway)
Minor instances of blue light when filming at times (I believe this is Sony's craftsmanship to dull out non-focused areas, or just the lack of focus as a whole. I think it can be controlled)
Daytime
Pro:
Sharp, sharp shots! LH 463 got projected very sharply when I filmed it.
Viewing it on a 1920x1080 is better in quality than the Panasonic HDC-SD60K.
Con:
Blue light has a tendency to be more frequent in the day than night shots. But then again, I had more blue light on the first two-three videos than the most recent, so maybe my experience with the focus is aiding on that.
Nighttime (oh boy!)
Pro:
The highest exposure setting is not like the Panasonic where everything looks like a .psd with a static filter over it; the black is smoothly black, but then I speak from filming @ Hollywood, one of the best lit spots in SFL. This fuzziness was a big issue with the Panasonic.
So far the focus focuses specifically on areas of the shot which is good for the viewer, instead of giving attention to other parts. Also, when Q452 passed it did not blur out like Panasonic does all the time. Note that 101 was edited to be a bit "sharper" but I think the edits killed the shot.
"honest shot" - the shot of 101 through Hollywood this Friday looks more accurate to the real deal than the overimposed shot from the Panasonic
Con:
No night light (not like we need an artificial light)
In 1080 the colors tend to be distorted sometimes viewing on a 1080 monitor, like a digital camera zoomed in full 3264x2448 resolution. Though to combat this I believe the flora got projected reasonably well for the low light.
Here is a set of notes on the pros and cons per setting:
General:
Pro:
Four resolution settings (360/480/1080low/1080high)
SteadyShot Mode
30x optical zoom (even though its less than Panasonic's 35)
Microphone does not "fizz" out at the sound of loud horns (yet)
Internal memory - 16GB + 8GB SD card I had over from Panny = 2 hours and 10 minutes with the super FX 60i
Con:
Subpar still photo (I use my camera and my screen capture tools anyway)
Minor instances of blue light when filming at times (I believe this is Sony's craftsmanship to dull out non-focused areas, or just the lack of focus as a whole. I think it can be controlled)
Daytime
Pro:
Sharp, sharp shots! LH 463 got projected very sharply when I filmed it.
Viewing it on a 1920x1080 is better in quality than the Panasonic HDC-SD60K.
Con:
Blue light has a tendency to be more frequent in the day than night shots. But then again, I had more blue light on the first two-three videos than the most recent, so maybe my experience with the focus is aiding on that.
Nighttime (oh boy!)
Pro:
The highest exposure setting is not like the Panasonic where everything looks like a .psd with a static filter over it; the black is smoothly black, but then I speak from filming @ Hollywood, one of the best lit spots in SFL. This fuzziness was a big issue with the Panasonic.
So far the focus focuses specifically on areas of the shot which is good for the viewer, instead of giving attention to other parts. Also, when Q452 passed it did not blur out like Panasonic does all the time. Note that 101 was edited to be a bit "sharper" but I think the edits killed the shot.
"honest shot" - the shot of 101 through Hollywood this Friday looks more accurate to the real deal than the overimposed shot from the Panasonic
Con:
No night light (not like we need an artificial light)
In 1080 the colors tend to be distorted sometimes viewing on a 1080 monitor, like a digital camera zoomed in full 3264x2448 resolution. Though to combat this I believe the flora got projected reasonably well for the low light.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
YouTube - Benchwork
The below is the video form of the benchwork for the tabletops that was finished a few weeks back. Remember any legs I intend to add will come off the straight beaming studs, so to avoid crookedness.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Videos to entertain, videos to inform...
Sometimes I take outings to learn something about an operation, area, or photo spot.
Twice in 2011 I went after the layout-sake local O717, which works Fort Lauderdale to Deerfield Beach. In August, I produced a fairly decent video of it at both industry and on the road. Though, in December, in a very bipolar day if you will, I also did the chase. The hunt was different this time, whereas I found myself by the Fast-Dry warehouse. I managed to get it's switchwork into one video of the whole day, but felt that was not enough.
Videos tell a story, and my genre tends to be motion, physics, etc. There was, for lack of a better term, a story within a story, and that was not told. The story is the full, start-to-finish job it did at F.D.
Sometime this week I expect to publish a video of that. I am not doing it to show off, but to highlight a sense of 'research' on my model sized up 87 times. It is informational. It is there for something, not to entertain the average railbuff but to present a study.
I feel above all that that video has significantly helped me. It shows how it gets the work done and the fact there happened to be extra spots waiting over there. Besides, it is the story of the local.
Twice in 2011 I went after the layout-sake local O717, which works Fort Lauderdale to Deerfield Beach. In August, I produced a fairly decent video of it at both industry and on the road. Though, in December, in a very bipolar day if you will, I also did the chase. The hunt was different this time, whereas I found myself by the Fast-Dry warehouse. I managed to get it's switchwork into one video of the whole day, but felt that was not enough.
Videos tell a story, and my genre tends to be motion, physics, etc. There was, for lack of a better term, a story within a story, and that was not told. The story is the full, start-to-finish job it did at F.D.
Sometime this week I expect to publish a video of that. I am not doing it to show off, but to highlight a sense of 'research' on my model sized up 87 times. It is informational. It is there for something, not to entertain the average railbuff but to present a study.
I feel above all that that video has significantly helped me. It shows how it gets the work done and the fact there happened to be extra spots waiting over there. Besides, it is the story of the local.
Monday, February 6, 2012
New Camcorder
I'm so happy I got a new camcorder, even though the money matter of it is not what I had hoped, but I guess in e-business, there are costs. For a feel of Miami Airport railfanning, feel free to watch this video:
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